French fries

French fries (or "french-fried potatoes", or simply "fries" or "chips") are pieces of potato that have been deep-fried. They are usually known as chips in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Commonwealth, (excluding Canada).

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Potato - United Kingdom - Ireland - Commonwealth - Canada

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The largest producer of french fries in the world is McCain Foods Limited, a Canadian company in Florenceville, New Brunswick. Such is the popularity of french fries that McCain Foods Limited can produce potato products at the rate of more than 1,000,000 lb/h (125 kg/s) in its 30 potato processing plants on six continents around the world.

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McCain Foods Limited - Canadian - Florenceville, New Brunswick

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